What started off as a positive match for Chivas USA’s Erick “Cubo” Torres didn’t finish off the way the young strikers would have wanted. In Saturday evening’s match against the Houston Dynamo, Torres notched his seventh goal of the season in the seventh minute of the game via penalty kick, giving the Red-and-White the early lead.

Unfortunately, the Goats were unable to maintain the lead for the remaining 83 minutes, and playing a man down after the ejection of goalkeeper Tim Melia, the team fell 4-1 to the Eastern Conference squad, recording the team’s third consecutive loss.

“We couldn’t maintain the lead, we had to continue insisting the same way, and we had to continue pressuring the team like we had done in the first five, ten minutes,” Torres told members of the media after the game. “We have to analyze, we have to watch the video, if we relaxed too much or what we can do in order for this to not happen again.”

Next Sunday, Chivas USA will be once again put to the test as they visit the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Following Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera’s teachings, the Red-and-White must have a short-term memory as they make an attempt to break their winless streak.

“We need to recover from this loss first, from these goals, from this loss at home. We have to morally pick ourselves up, turn the page, see what’s coming, think about winning a game, and from there, begin our winning streak of one, two, three, five games. We have to pick ourselves up morally and support each other so we can turn the page as soon as possible,” Torres concluded.

Chivas USA will return to training on Sunday morning, and will then train four days before travelling to Denver for Major League Soccer’s Week 10. For all the latest news and updates, follow the club on Twitter and Facebook.